''Østfold-Posten'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in

Askim Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. The administrative centre of the Askim municipality was the town of Askim. Askim was established as a municip ...

Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...

county. It was established in 1917 under the name ''Folkets Røst'', and was the local organ of the

Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party (; , A or Ap; ), formerly The Norwegian Labour Party (, DNA), is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Norway, political party in Norway. It is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectru ...

. The name ''Østfold-Posten'' was taken in 1959. Its circulation was 4,303 in 1983, and it was more widespread in

Skiptvet Skiptvet is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Meieribyen. Skiptvet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see ''formannskapsdistrikt''). General information ...

than in Askim and

Spydeberg Spydeberg was a municipality in former Østfold county, Norway, until December 31. 2019. At January 1. 2020 it became a part of the new and greater municipality named Indre Østfold Kommune after the region, together with Askim and Trøgstad and ...

. In 1990 it was absorbed by the somewhat larger city rival ''

Øvre Smaalenene ''Øvre Smaalenene'' was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Askim in Østfold county. It was established as ''Askims Avis'' on 7 May 1902, but changed its name to ''Øvre Smaalenene'' (modern: "Upper Østfold") in 1903. The first year it was publ ...

''.

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